{"product_id":"2940015501773","title":"The Whispering Spheres","description":"CHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE CAULDRON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe factory saw-toothed the horizon with its hideous profile as\u003cbr\u003ethe moon rose in the east. The red glow of the furnaces bathed\u003cbr\u003ethe tall buildings, the gigantic scaffolds, the cord-like\u003cbr\u003eelevated pipelines and the columnar smokestacks in the crimson of\u003cbr\u003eanger. Even the moon seemed to fade as the long-fingered\u003cbr\u003esmokestacks reached toward it belching their pollution. The air,\u003cbr\u003ewhich should have been clean, was filled with the reek of\u003cbr\u003eunfamiliar odors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the machine shop, where giant cannon were forged into\u003cbr\u003esmooth, sleek instruments of death, came noise: unchecked,\u003cbr\u003eunmuffled, blasphemous din. But something odd was afoot. There\u003cbr\u003ewas a sudden hush. It seemed as if a giant hand had covered the\u003cbr\u003emetal city to muffle its screams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the nearby city of box-like houses, where the workers lived,\u003cbr\u003ethere was an echoing stir. Lights glowed in the windows of the\u003cbr\u003etiny homes. People were awakened in the night by the sudden\u003cbr\u003ecessation of din.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomething was wrong in the factory.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084348637424,"sku":"2940015501773","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015501773","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}